The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-09-09
Late Foreign News.
UNITED STATES.

! ZO,-A serious aCCluelJ occurred on
the Belt Railroad, in the eastern
suburbs of this city, which was
caused by collision between pas
senger and freight train. About
thirty persons were on board the
passenger train, and all of them
were more or lesss injured. Ten Of
them were so seriously hurt that
they had to be brought to the city
in carriages. Two of the injured
were badly hurt internally. 1t is
believed they all will recover, how
ever. The accident was caused by
the watch of the engineer of the
freight train being four minutes
slow.
New Orleans, August 3l.-The
steamer Knickerbocker from New
York, overdue for several days,
crossed the bar at | p. NJ. to-day.
She had her bulwarks stove in. The
crew and passengers are all well.
Portland, August 31.--The fol-
lowing particulars of the vendetta
which occurred at Oloqua, Cowlitz
county, w. r., were received here
to-day: The parties are half breeds
or quarter-breeds, and had long
been spelling for a fight. All had
beed drinking, and engaged in a
general row. The Chehoulty boys
came there to kill one Roby, and
both attacked him between the
hotel and saloon with knives. Joe
Legard came to his rescue and shot
one of the Chehoulty boys dead,
and was himself killed by the other
Chehoulty, who severed his jugular
completely with one blow of the
knife. Roby was not dead when
last heard from. Legard's body
was found hundred yards away,
but Chehoulty was carried off by
his brother. Not a word could be
learned from the survivors, and the
people in the hotel and saloon claim
they did not hear the row or any
shooting.
Washington, August 31.-A petit
ton has been filed in the General
Land Office by citizens of White
Pine County, Nevada, asking the
Intervention of the Land Depart
ment to protect settlers against the
unlawful appropriation of public
lands by foreign sheep raisers. Peti-
tions allege there are several COM
panies of Englishmen, mostly aliens,
having large aocks of sheep which
travel from water to water, destroy
ing grass and communicating the
water used by settlers for domestic
purposes. Acting Commissioner
Stocklager has directed that an in
vestigation of matters be made by a
special agent of the General Land
Office.
Washington, August 81. The
Department of State has not yet
been officially advised of Mr.. Cham
berlain's appointment as President
of the Royal Commission, charged
with the duty of effecting a settle
ment of questions at issue between
the United States and Great Britain
concerning the fisheries. Secretary
Bayard believes there can be no
doubt as to the power of the Presi-
dent to appoint the American Com
missioners. The exact functions of
the Commission have not yet been
defined.
Syracuse, Aug. 26.-About 200
delegates to the State Prohibition
Convention are in attendance. A
platform was adopted declaring
against license and in favor of wo-
mans suffrage. 1t declares that
both the Republican and Democra-
tic parties are controlled by the rum
power, and cited the Veddar and
Ives bills as proof of the assertion.
The following officers were nomi-
mated: For Secretary of State, d.
w. G. Huntington; Controller, G.
B. Hitchcock Attorney General, S.
W. Mason; Treasurer, w. w.
Smith,
Wheeling, wv. W, Aug. 26.-
The members of the Grand Army
who participated in the demonstra-
ton to-day refused to pass under
the portrait of President Cleveland,
suspended from the Register office.
The entire column made a detour
and dropped colors in passing the
picture. There were over 5000 We
terans in line from Pennsylvania,
Ohio and West Virginia.
Washington, Aug. 26.-Senator
Butler of South Carolina, speaks of
President Cleveland, says that his
denomination next year by the Ma
tional Convention is certain If the
President lives.
st. Paul, (NIinn.), Aug. 25.-Se-
majors Dawes and Morgan of the Sc
nate special committee of allotment
ment of land In seyeralty to Indians
arrived to-day on their way to the
White Earth Reservation. 1t is in
tended 10 take measures looking to-
ward making the indians along the
northwestern frontier self-support.
ing.
ORIENT.
About 1000 troops have been
despatched to join the Tartar Gen
erals forces in ILL.,, as it was re-